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Holiday with a dictator: Helpful or immoral?
dpa, Published on 23/03/2015
» BERLIN — Fascinating travel destinations such as China, Cuba or Iran are home to some of the world's greatest cultural sites.
Gold-smuggling N. Korean diplomat flees Dhaka
dpa, Published on 11/03/2015
» DHAKA — A North Korean diplomat caught bringing unauthorised quantities of gold into Dhaka has left the country, officials said Tuesday.
2 dead, 4 missing in Korean boat fire
dpa, Published on 30/12/2014
» SEOUL — A fire on a fishing boat off South Korea killed two and left four others missing, a media report said Tuesday.
Tanker ship explosion kills two
dpa, Published on 11/12/2014
» An explosion on a tanker off Malaysia killed two crew members, an official said Thursday.
Net access seen as 'basic human right'
dpa, Published on 25/11/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Affordable internet access should be a "basic human right," according to a large majority of respondents to a global survey published Monday.
N.Korea launches ballistic missile sub
dpa, Published on 02/11/2014
» SEOUL - North Korea has launched a submarine that can fire ballistic missiles, a media report said Sunday.
North Korea: 1 country, 2 systems
dpa, Published on 28/09/2014
» NEW YORK - North Korea said reunification with the South is its main goal, and proposed an arrangement of "one country, two systems," the United Nations General Assembly heard on Saturday.
Vietnamese still feel north, south divide
dpa, Published on 20/07/2014
» HANOI - A man in a luminous yellow T-shirt bobs up and down alongside a group of women at 5am doing aerobics - a typical morning activity in Hanoi. At the same time in Ho Chi Minh City, another man is sprawled across a bed, fast asleep.
Singapore firm charged over arms smuggling to North Korea
dpa, Published on 10/06/2014
» SINGAPORE - A shipping company registered in Singapore was charged Tuesday in connection with the transfer of financial assets and resources that could have been used to contribute to North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.
China 'censorship model' spreads in Asia
dpa, Published on 12/02/2014
» China was again among the worst-scoring countries for press freedom and its "model of censorship" is spreading in the region, Reporters Without Borders said in its latest global report.